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Warren County School Board adopts FY27 superintendent budget amid debate over substitutes, benefits and roof funding
Summary
The Warren County School Board approved the superintendent’s FY2027 budget on Feb. 18, 2026, amid extended debate over bringing substitute services in‑house (ending the ESS contract), a 23.7% health‑insurance renewal, an 11% municipal electrical rate increase, and whether to fund a metal roof upgrade from carryover funds.
The Warren County School Board unanimously moved on Feb. 18 to adopt the superintendent’s proposed fiscal year 2027 budget "as presented," after more than two hours of public comment and internal discussion about substitutes, health insurance and capital needs.
The adopted budget request centers on a $5.8 million increase in the local operating budget (approximately $7.2 million when textbooks and capital improvements are included). The superintendent told the board the request would create 8.5 new positions while removing five existing positions, yielding a net addition of 3.5 positions and a net personnel cost of about $267,000 after internal offsets.
Why it mattered: board members and public commenters focused on three pressure points that could materially affect the district’s finances and operations.
Substitutes and the ESS contract: A major portion of the meeting centered on substitute coverage. Miss Drake explained that if the board moves substitute…
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